Fountain Bowl

This place is awesome. I’ve never been bowling because I thought I wouldn’t have like the environment but this place is very organized, clean and on top of that have fair prices. You can bring your own bowling ball but they have much to spare. Friendly employees, an arcade room and most importantly a bar xD
It feels like I’m in the 90’s

Patty with the cute hair was the nicest. She brought the food with a smile and ketchup

When I go bowling, I want it to be a decent price for a family of four… BUT NOOOO, they have to charge you a ton of $$$ for two games.
Please bring in and hire some younger people to work the front desk so kids at least can say they do alright…
I brought my 2^nd cousin, Body bowling for the first time cause he can’t go often, and he loves bowling but the only problem is that when he wanted a certain size Kahote, they didn’t do anything about it… I was very disappointed with that.
Note: UPDATE YOUR EQUIPMENT!!!
— Bowling balls
— t.v.‘s
— Tables
— bowling shoes
— Service
Also, they are very busy even though they have like 60 odd number of lanes in their…

I would give 0.
Came in for there special they advertise at $ 1.99 a game on Wednesday at 7pm. But you can’t play until almost 10pm because they have a league.
They need to let people know they host a league so we don’t waste our time driving down.

I want to rate a zero but that’s not possible. I just left this place. Here’s what happened: walked in at 10:50 Unilocal says they are open until 12. I was with my husband Zach and my friend Marc who is in the military. Saw the manager at the front desk and asked to bowl for a game or last hour of the night. The manager says «sorry we close in ten minutes.» I then said it says on Unilocal that you are open until midnight. And he proceeds to tell me that they close in ten minutes and he can’t stay open when it’s slow. Mind you four families just left and there are two other groups bowling. I then pointed that out and he said sorry they will be done in ten and that’s when we close. So I asked you close at 11? Then said to him «if you’re supposedly not allowed to stay open when it’s slow why would you turn down customers for the last hour of business and there’s people still bowling and Unilocal and your website say you close at 12!?» He said sorry can’t help you so I said ok have a good night walked out and told my husband and Marc. My buddy Marc being in the military and not having much time off goes in to explain this to see if we can bowl and the manager then proceeds to let us bowl. We thank him for allowing us to bowl even though his shitty attitude was very unwelcoming and he continues to ignore us and our great fullness since he clearly was butthurt he couldn’t go home early even though he’s supposed to stay open for his regular hours. We walk to the lanes and start putting our shoes on and I asked Marc how much he charged him and he says $ 100. WTF!?? I asked the group of five next to us how much they paid and they said $ 22 total. So then I flipped. The asshole manager over charged us!!! We walk back and ask why he would charge us $ 100 and he said because that’s how much he could charge because of his managers discretion after 10. There is nothing on the website that says they can double or triple the amount for a lane because of when you show up! And here’s the kicker we paid cash. So this guy thinks he can pocket the rest of our hard earned money that he over charged us for, for his time that he’s already getting paid hourly for??? Wtf!?? The group next to us who say they are regulars say they have problems with this manager all the time. This was my first time here and I will not be returning!!! Shitty service and horrible customer awareness

This was a shit show! Your Unilocal says you’re til midnight. I was charged $ 100 for 2 lanes for 3 people! What a fucking nightmare!!!

Went to bowl 2 games with some friends around 9pm they told us they had an hour wait. Cool. We left and came back an hour and a half later and the «system was down». After reading some reviews it seems they like to deny paying customers to close down early. The website says you close at 1am but you are clearly turning customers away at 10:45.

#24/​100
Lots of pros and cons about my first visit.
Came here for my cousin’s bfs birthday gathering. We wanted to do the cosmic bowling which I believe is only available Friday and Saturday night. So from 1130pm to 200am, for unlimited games we paid $ 15 per person plus $ 4 for shoes. Not bad for a party of ten people for two lanes.
The bowling alley is definitely dated compared to my neighborhood bowling alley, Round 1, in City of Industry. Although the lanes were shiny, the seatings are way old school. Not the lounge type that I am use to. The balls definitely had some major miles on them. And don’t get me started on their shoes.
They do have a bar and a separate concession stand with reasonable prices affordable to the young crowds. So yes. The place was extremely rowdy or is it just Chel who’s too old to be hanging out at a bowling alley on a Friday night? Hahaha
Their ladies restrooms was impeccably clean and had been updated. I totally appreciated this so much since I was a frequent flyer that night with all the fluid intake I was consuming. This alone just earned you one complete star!
Plenty of parking but the lazy security guard out front should be rounding the parking lot to at least minimize the smell of pot lingering in the open air!
It was a fun night I must admit. But would I return here just for fun? Most likely not.
Can’t win them all!

I’ve been here a few times. Most recently (Mid-​December 2015) I hosted a birthday party there for my girlfriend. Unfortunately due to being preoccupied w/​adulting, both my girlfriend and I did not plan this event earlier than 3 weeks before the actual birthday celebration. We called several places in North County OC to schedule something, and they were either all booked (apparently December is the busiest month of the year, as I was told by one bowling alley), or were ridiculously expensive due to the «sophisticated» bowling locations (such as Lucky Strike) that have been growing in popularity in the most recent years. These upper end bowling alleys wanted hundreds of dollars to host a party. We were so happy when Fountain Bowl told us they had the date and time available we requested. Fountain Bowl is definitely one of the few traditional bowling alleys left in OC – 1 Star for that.
On the day of the event I paid for a group of 25, and collected the money (about $ 25 /​bowler) from each guest as they arrived. We were told by the staff which 2 lanes we had, and we walked right over. There must have been some sort of confusion because there was a small group at our lane that had just arrived, whom were told they had that lane. I let the staff handle it (which they did quickly-​1 Star for That), and all turned out okay, as the other group was moved over to another lane. Overall the party was great. Our group had a lot of fun, the food was decent enough, we were allowed to bring a birthday cake and the bathrooms were clean (3 more stars).
All great so far, so why 4 stars instead of 5? When I mentioned the confusion w/​the lanes earlier, there was a woman from the other group who was very upset w/​the staff. The gentleman that handled her complaint appeared very stressed out and anxious (to the point that I actually felt bad for the guy cause he was so nice and polite), which I’m not sure is what contributed to what happened next, or this is a common practice at this place: As I asked him some questions he proceeded to use a small towel he was holding and wipe something on the floor, then used the same towel to wipe a table. Coming from a hospitality /​food service background or not, anyone w/​common sense knows this is a big «no-​no». At this point I had already ordered pizzas and sides, and was not going to cancel w/​guests already there and more on the way.
I would go back to this location, but be very cautious of the cleanliness practices.

Not sure why this place doesn’t have better reviews. If you’re an active bowler this is one of the better bowling alleys in Orange County. The staff is friendly… the prices are fair… on Wednesdays games are $ 1.50…so all in all this is absolutely my go to whenever I go bowling (which is once a week or more). The only real problems I’ve run into is occasionally the equipment doesn’t work… pinsetters or touch screen scoring monitors can be funky at times… and sometimes the draft beers can be flat… but really these problems aren’t enough to quell the fact that this alley is a good bowling alley.
Pros: Great lanes that are properly managed. Fair prices. A real bowling alley.
Cons: Can get overcrowded. Occasional equipment malfunctions.

*** (Fountain Valley) ***
Fountain Bowl is a nice friendly place to bring family to have a good time. The facility is kept up and looks nice! It’s not such a bad place for adults to hang out either as beer is served.
Here’s what I liked…
* Clean facility. Looks well maintained.
* Looks like a wholesome crowd and fit for the family.
* There’s a little burger stand to purchase food while playing inside. The burger stand actually sells decent burgers! It’s actually tasty :-)
* Service was very friendly. Luke was especially very helpful!
* Served beer for adults.
Here’s what I didn’t like…
* Cash only for alcoholic beverages!
* Nothing else comes to mind.
Food = better than expected.
Bowling area = clean and organized
Seating area = very clean
Restroom = clean

Really friendly people cheap drinks and good service over all! We found a coupon for a free game online as well! Also not to busy to wear you are cramped but have plenty of balls for choosing from.

I came here for a friend’s bday. I honestly thought it would be like Lucky Strike, but when I walked in, I realized it was more like an older bowling alley that my grandma would be into. They had a snackbar and we ordered food from them. However, they messed up my order and it took another hour for someone to make their way back to us with the new order after I asked where it was.
We eventually moved into the bar for karaōke and some drinks. The staff was incredibly nice. The bartenders, managers, and karaōke host were awesome. We had a lot of fun singing (rather off key) to a bunch of songs I hadn’t heard since high school. Lol. It was hysterical. We probably were less funny to people that may have wished their ears wouldn’t bleed from our voices. But we had fun.
All in all, I’d return to the bar area for karaōke. But I’m not a bowler and the snack shop wasn’t really on top of things.

This review is for Manny the «manager.»
The website and phone service states that Fountain Bowl is open until midnight on Sundays. I went at 10:45 pm and was told that I could not purchase an hour because they were closing at 11:00 due to managers discretion. Being the person that I am I left and checked the weekly hours. Upon confirmation that the business’ hours on Sunday were until midnight and not 11:00 I felt dissatisfied. I understand that the manager, Manny, had something better to do, but all that I ask is that you post your plans prior so that the rest of the world can adjust accordingly.

Grew up coming to this FV bowl often with my family and friends. We always came with the 3 games for $ 7 coupon (price hasn’t changed over these years!) and occasionally, I would play the cosmic bowl back in High School… or was it middle school?)
Pros:
— affordable
— cosmic bowling at night
— look online for deals for cheaper games (e.g. Early bird special)
Cons:
— run down
— they charge for water
Tips:
— look for the 3 for $ 7 coupon in the ads! Great deal, you can even get 6 games for $ 14 with one coupon

This is a review for Karen, the manager of bar/​pool area and Brendan, a bartender there, who’s also Karen’s son. While it was obvious that Karen/​Brendan mistakenly throw away my valid driver’s license, they tried to use different lies to prevent me from getting anywhere close in finding it. I am frustrated and shocked that people give up integrity just to cover such a minor mistake, at the expense of me, the customer losing driver’s license when I needed it the most for travel. For this reason, I think they have the least qualification to run the business.
Last Saturday night, I was there to play pool. In order to get the pool ball set, I had to leave my driver’s license with the bar. Bartender there didn’t return my DL after I finish the game, nor did I remember to ask for it. Flying back to NY soon, I realized that I missed my DL on Sunday evening. I called Fountain Bowl’s bar at 6pm, Brendan picked up the call. After spelling my name, and confirmed DL’s state (NY), Brendan CONFIRMED with me that my DL was left at the bar.
2+ hours later, my friend drove me back to Fountain Bowl. After searching through a deck of 8 IDs without finding mine, Brendan asked if I were the one that look for a NY DL, he told me that it was tossed away. Are you kidding me?! I just called you 2 hours ago to pick up my ID, and you threw it away knowing that I am coming over to pick it up?
He explained that it’s thrown away because it’s an expired DL and asked me to call the manager Karen who made the decision to throw away. After explaining to Karen that my DL wasn’t expiring, she explained that they throw away 10 expired IDs but she doesn’t remember any details of any of them. She also told me that she cut them into pieces and there’s no way I can find it. Before I left, Brendan told me that the expiration was on Aug 31, 2013…
Thinking back on my way to friend’s home, I realized that they were lying to me. Having only total of 8 active IDs in miss and found, there’s no way they have so many expiring IDs to cut within 2 hours time frame between my phone call and arrival. All of the missing IDs were California ones, and that’s why he asked me to confirm NY state over the phone earlier, it’s a unique DL in their space that they must remember. Claiming that they don’t remember details by Karen, Brendan told me a specific expiry date, which I found out later to be the exact «temp vistor exp» shown on my DL, which they were mistaken with the actually expiration date.
Try to help me again next day, my friend went over to the bar, and had a call with Karen again. She said that she remembered in the morning that, she didn’t destroy any IDs the night before, last time she cut IDs were a Wednesday. Of course…

FOUNTAIN BOWL, UPDATE YOUR EQUIPMENT! we were put on lanes 53 and 54 (worst combo), the overhead TV for lane 53 was broken and the touch screen for lane 54 was broken, HENCE we had to ask the front desk to add our players from their computers
however, the staff was really nice & more than willing to help us out after we expressed our frustrations
NOTE: even on a Wednesday night it was packed but at least we didn’t have to wait for our lanes

«There are two types of people that go bowling… those that really really love bowling… and those that are like, ‘wouldn’t it be hysterical if we went bowling?’» — Jim Gaffigan
I’m part of the first group. And yes, I am one of those people that own a bowling ball, a bowling bag, a pair of bowling shoes… and no friends. Ok, I’m kidding – amazingly enough, I actually have friends and they enjoy bowling as much as I do. (Why do I feel like my sexy points just went down by 10,000 after that confession?)
Fountain Bowl is a great place to really get your bowl on! The PBA (professional bowling association) actually holds bowling tournaments here every now and then; you can even watch the tournament televised on ESPN! (ok, it’s really ESPN2; but still, it’s on TV and there’s at least two people watching it – myself and the hubs – so that pretty much legitimizes bowling as a sport).
The facility is made for FUN, with 60 bowling lanes, a bar (karaōke night on Friday and Saturday, pool table, shuffle board, darts), a mini arcade, a food bar, and a pro shop. Really, you can bring the whole family and there’s something for everybody (drunk uncle included!).
My family, friends, and myself often go to Fountain Bowl during Rock n’ Bowl (read: bowling if you don’t take bowling seriously enough because you can’t see anything and you’re surrounded by unsupervised teenagers that goof around and get in front of you as you’re about to bowl and you just want to yell at them because they made you lose your concentration, breaking your seven-​bagger, but the freaking EDM the «DJ» plays over the speaker is so loud it will just drown your efforts of verbally castrating these kids anyway…).
The rates are quite steep for three hours of bowling (11pm to 2AM) during Rock n’ Bowl: $ 18 a person plus $ 4 for shoes (suddenly owning your own pair of bowling shoes doesn’t sound so lame now, eh? Or so I tell myself). But frustrating though it may be, bowling in the dark is fun especially with a large group and a large amount of alcohol and a large distance away from teenagers who lack bowling etiquette.
Regular rates do vary depending on the time of day, so check online prior to visiting. I believe they have promotions as well. Lane conditions are inconsistent, but they’re never bone-​dry. For this reason, I’ve deducted a star. Additionally, although the workers are really nice and welcoming, I really wish they could remind people that there is such a thing as bowling etiquette and that some people take it seriously regardless of the ambiance (sometimes there’s money, a pitcher of beer, or 20 push-​ups riding on a game, dangit!). Another star was also deducted due to occasional flaws in their equipment and cleanliness (decent, but could improve a bit).
Overall, I like Fountain Bowl – it’s a great place to hang out and have fun. however, minor improvements would definitely help bump this rating up a star or two.

What is aggravating about this place is that if you go on their website they list ALL Of the rental rates EXCEPT for Saturday daytime, and I found out why once I got their— 30 bucks per hour!!! I can go to concourse, or bowlmor, heck you can catch Lucky strike for cheaper than this dump of a bowling alley.
I will gladly avoid this place forever. Waste of my time.

Review is for day time family bowling on a sat mid morning. No wait, Had a really good time. Came here to take our toddlers bowling for the first time.
–smallest kids shoe is size 10 so they can wear tennis shoes
–automatic bumpers come up for kids turn and they have a dragon rack for kids to roll the ball from.
–clean bathrooms, adult shoe rental comes with new socks to keep if you forgot yours.
–clean place, no complaints, mellow vibe
–food typical bowling food.
Made to order pizza, fries etc.
Wed def come back!